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| - This could have been 4 stars but the food was a little bit lacking. First the good. Very friendly staff behind the bar, with a great selection of hootch. I had a Braddock Smash which was nice but not something I'd sit around drinking too much. Now, the Whiskey Sours were well poured and very good. And the wife's Vodka Tonics were very good, according to her. And the homemade tater chips were excellent, and very addictive (and us on diets!! Geez).
However, the food could have been better. We ordered off the Brassierre's menu, scallops for me, filet for her. The scallops were ok but I've had better. The polenta was a bit cool so not much to say about that. The wife's filet looked good, had good texture, and was cooked right. But it didn't appear to be seasoned. Plus, the bearnaise was awfully thick, or at least thicker than what we're used to.
Overall, a good place to drink. And although the food we ordered was off the mark a bit, I definitely wouldn't mind going back and trying a burger off of their menu (if it wasn't downtown, that is!!).
Update - went back for drinks and dinner with wife and her brother. This time I had something called the Pittsburgh Ugly sandwich, basically a Reuben with a sliced sausage link on it, topped off by a potato perogie. What are these perogies y'all eat here? This one was like trying to eat the cotton ball from a bottle of aspirin. Yuck!!! And the sandwich was so dry I could hardly chew it. Did they forget the Russian Dressing? I'm taking no stars away from my original review but only because I like the bar. Will not eat anything else here but the homemade tater chips.
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